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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-5 Tage | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 15-200 | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |